When Lenore’s father passes away, she is overcome with memories and rage forcing her to confront her identity and belonging. In order to rebuild herself, Lenore embarks on a solitary journey through time accompanied by poetry and a mysterious doppelganger-pianist.
A hauntingly beautiful new experimental musical theatre piece, The Sound of Absence explores the intricate bond between father and daughter — and the unspoken reasons behind the choices our parents make.
Blending live piano, spoken word, and movement, this immersive performance transforms the stage into a landscape of sound and emotion. Music and narrative become inseparable: a single story told through two voices — one spoken, one played.
Minimalist yet emotionally charged production invites the audience into a deeply personal space where love, loss, and reconciliation unfold in real time.
“With this project, our challenge was to tell a very personal story in a way that it could relate to everyone.” Read the conversation between Yanina Hope and Ivanka Polchenko in the blog post
“A little sour, a little sweet, and totally unexpected” The Sound of Absence team on loss, memory and music as companion in grief, read full article
Join us after the show on 25 FEB for a post-show Q&A with director Ivanka Polchenko and writer/actress Yanina Hope and the creative team, moderated by Rachel Barker, the creator of Girl on Film Youtube cannel dedicated to female-centric art. They’ll be diving into the background and process of making The Sound of Absence, discussing auto-fiction, gender archetypes and multidisciplinary theatre. Free to all ticket holders.
